My thoughts on the Twestival...

Online communities are essentially transcending the borders and boundaries of politics, religion, culture and class. We connect on the level of what is important to us and not just where we come from. It gives us the opportunity to change the world from our PC, simply by starting a conversation and then seeing where it leads us. Right now thousands of people around the world are gathered because of a online conversation that is resulting in making a massive difference for people who possibly will never have the luxury of even seeing a computer. We are discovering that our voices can be raised in 140 characters loud enough to raise $1mil & prove that we can indeed become stronger than any formal organisation or government. Social media is truly giving the power back to the people – this is where we speak our truth, this is where we feel heard and this is where we get to show what we are capable to achieving when we lean on the power of the communities we create online.